dial

Definition

Examples

Dial nine first if you want to call an outside number.

Synonyms

• phoneelectronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Collocations

• Easy dial a phone number
  to dial a phone number, meaning to operate a dial to select a telephone number
• Medium dial the direct extension
  to dial the direct extension, meaning to operate a dial to select a telephone number
• Hard adjust the pressure dial gauge
  to adjust the pressure dial gauge, meaning to alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• Very Hard dial back inflammatory rhetoric in diplomacy
  to dial back inflammatory rhetoric in diplomacy, meaning to operate a dial to select a telephone number